Best Android Phone available in India under Rs. 20000

Here is the list of android handsets available in India categorized by single core, dual core, quad core and octa core. This guide will help you pick up the best handset as per your budget.

I have been getting a lot of comments asking for the best android handset in India, so here is this page which I believe will answer a lot of queries. If I have missed out any handset or if there are any new updates, leave a message below. Prices are subject to change.

Gogi bhai Redmi Note 3 @gb Ram variant on 1st position as well as on 4th position for 3gb Ram variant…Why so…Kindly clear Am getting confused whether to buy it or go for zuk z1 as per your ratings.thnx

Gogi i want to buy a new phone… As i could feel.. Lenevo zuk z1 had definitely impressed you. So fr overall performance like gud camera, gud speaker, gud battery i can go fr this aor i should check other! Plz reply as soon as possible

Can anyone suggest me a Tablet below 10k range. Mainly looking for good video playing along with smooth performance for web browsing and facebook, whatsapp. Games: low end games like candy crush, subway surfers etc.

Hey everyone, which website is good for buying refurbished/unboxed mobile phones?. Also, please comment your experiences with them. Is it okay to go with refurbished products as should i stay away from those. Please help.

I think its Lenovo vibe x3.
And now moto x style dropped to 20k and seems give some competition to x3,,,,,
I really hate all single speaker phones from Apple, Samsung to MI, Meizu etc.
Grrrrrrr,,,,, super amoled”s, dual Sim, hexa cores etc. BUT only single Mono poor speaker,,,, how u all buying them?

Gogi, I would like to know that when you rate a mobile camera as “Above Average” or “Excellent”; does that mean just in that price category or including every phone regardless of price.

Because, you rated zenfone laser camera as excellent and s6/s7 camera as excellent as well. But there is big difference in their camera quality. So, anyone would guess it should be according to price group.

But, you have rated pretty much all phones with 13+5mp around 10k as “above average” (Mi4i, J7, Xolo Black, M810, Le 1s, Redmi Note 3). So if all of them have “Above Average” camera in this price bracket, doesn’t this make all these to become just “average” instead of above average since they all are equal (all are above average)

Some clarification on how you rate mobile cameras would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

This season, the war is on between Lenovo vibe x3 and Le eco s1. So guys which is u r pick and why? Rest r waste of time to even compare, I can say it with my knowledge but like to know what pro’s says between those killers. Don’t know why Gogi ji missing Lenovo vibe x3 and also keep low about le eco s1?

Gogi ji please cover the SAR value details in your reviews. its very important. my sister and my brother both suffered tumors due to mobile phone use and had operations. SAR for XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 3 IS VERY HIGH at 1.20 (as per details on the box itself for indian version.)

I want to buy a phone under with good camera under Rs 13000/- My phone use is mostly calls, SMS, whats App, web brousing etc. Not gaming. please suggest me which phone to buy. I read in reviews that Redme Note 3 camera is not good?

Gogi Sir I want to buy a smartphone under 25000 please tell me which is the best smartphone..with performance camera display and battery life I thinking to buy OnePlus Two But I Heard That OnePlus Two will not work for longer time please tell me if OnePlus Two Will Work Fir Atleast 2 Years

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is available at less than 20000. It is imported from USA and unlocked version. I know it was launched more than 2 years ago but just wanted to check if it is worth buying? Any updates from Mr. Gogi or any body else are appreciated to make a decision.

I would say don’t go with imported unit, you will not get any warranty and who know the unit you are buying is new or used or refurbished ? Its better to play safe. Another thing is make sure you really need S pen and you can utilize is fully otherwise samsung note is not for you. If you just want large 5.5″ display go for redmi note 3 with 3/32gb model.

Gogi bro, I have an idea for the new list. You can now drop the idea to categorise according to number of cores, instead just categorise the lists according to price bracket, i.e. best phone under 5k, best phone within 5-10k, best phone within 10-15k, best phone within 15-20k and so on etc and choose overall winner from all categories. That will help most of the buyers, as you know, most people are budget concious.

Gogi sir,
I am a huge fan of all your review videos on YouTube, in fact I have almost all your reviews downloaded in my laptop. Sir I bought xiaomi mi4i after I saw your review. In that you have told that the phone doesn’t heat much, but my phone is a frying pan. Pls tell me if it’s a faulty phone or its the mi4i’s general feature..

hello sir ,I am planning to buy a mobile but i am confused with the spec and the real time experiences so could u please help me out, my requirements are excellent camera, 2/3/4gb ram , sd card support, 5.5 inch screen and latest android and price is not a problem.So please help me.

Plz make another shorting of smartphone with best camera. Camera is the only thing of a new smartphone we love to check for the vry 1st time we unbox the new handset and power on 1st time. Even if we show our new phone to our frnds very 1st they check the camera and compare the pics quality with theirs one and then ask about other features. Hope you will do it soon….

Gogi sir, u should consider and try to review nubia z9 mini. As it has an excellent camera for the asking price. Other specs are also good enough. The hardware quality, screen, performance all are good enough.

So many user following you. If you review this then many people will know about this product. I think many of them never heard of it. I am using this and i can say it is a real vfm product. Sir please consider it as a request

Apart from high specs@lowest price,,,, it’s so wise to prepare a list based on after sale service without any headaches and immediate replacement or repair…. So that ppl get the best without any confusions.
So guru’s like gogi ji care about this and guide us all with a new section by introducing it based on after sale service,,,,, hope gogi ji understand what’s my idea and help us all in this aspect.

It is logically not possible to know about the after sales.
1. If you see many people with same model at the service center does not mean that the product is bad they still may be less than 7% of the total sale. India has a huge population.
2. Those who are not happy with service center will complain, but most may not have ever visited it.
3. I have heard people complaining about bad service and they charging for broken screen – well that is not covered under warranty. At times the handsets gets damaged by user and clearly visit like broken screen dents etc, as a result the centres will charge to fix such issues.

Dear Sir,
Quite a few good phones/models including Moto -G, have NON-REMOVABLE BATTERIES.
Could you kindly enlighten about the possible advantages of this vis a vis phones having removable batteries.
Thanks!
Ritesh

yes, thanks but price is still high at rs 8999, under rs 8500 it would be a great deal.
i wish price will be dropped soon after launching q700s but it has lower resolution and battery mah which I dont like.

sir xolo q700 is a very good option
under 8,969rs but nowadays it’s selling
at about rs 10000 on online and local stores which exceeds my
budget,
so sir pls tell me should i go for this or
look at another handsets or there any
chance of dropping it’s price???
sir pls help me to go for the r8 one,your
honest suggestion is very much
required….

Hi, Gogi.
I regularly follow your website and I really like your reviews. In fact, I bought MMX Magnus two months back based on your review and the phone is really awesome. Just wanted to let you know, in case you haven’t noticed, that Spice Coolpad 2 have been up for sale @ 5999 at saholic.com for months now. Now, at this price and with the features that it’s offering (1.2 Quad-Core, 1GB RAM, 4GB ROM, JB 4.1, etc.), doesn’t it deserve a place in your Top 13 Quad-Core List?

yes, true but you should keep that after 5th or 6th rank in your list, beacause it is now available at very cheaper price point than others available in your list and it’s about 3000rs cheaper than the micromax a114!!!

sir i disappointed a little by your price list .you divided the phones in core numbers segment ,for a normal person he doesn’t judge a phone by it’s cores it would be a value for money product,
so sir you should divide phones by its price segment, like best phones under rs 10000, under rs 20000, 30000 etc.

Gogi sir please please remove canvas a114canvas my myfreind has bought this device and we have found that while doing benchmark test the cpu load is 100% i.e all four cores of the the handset reach to their maximum frequency 1300mhz and hence the device get high score if you not beleive you check it or ask anyone who has bought this device do following things

1))Firstly download antutu benchmark
2)Also download cpu z app
3)Then open the cpu z app in background and open antutu app
4)then run the antutu test
5)pressing the homescreen button all the list of recent apps opens but it will not open quickly as the cpu takes 100% load then open cpu z app you can see that all the 4 coreores have reached to 1300mhz their maximum frequency

Now you imagine why mediatek is giving 357mhz cpu to their so called mt6589 turbo chipset and giving 500mhz to mt6582 a budget quad chipset infact there is much pricing defference and you can find on arm.com that this mali gpu can also be clocked at 210mhz

Sir Have you noticed this on any other smartphone that when you test any benchmark the cpu takes 100% load or is there any evidence gogi sir please tell this because i am going to post this post on many other websites also on micromax’s offifcial facebook page because also i found on many other sites they told that galaxy note 3 cheats with this type of techniquetechnique

it is called BENCHMARKING app for a reason sahil patni.. bench marking means testing and ranking a smartphone to its MAXIMUM EXTEND so that it can be used to ranking the smart phones… and benchmarking apps are not like any fun apps to play with daily.. what will you get if you run these apps again and again?? only the same old result.. right??? so stop complaining around.. OMG “galaxy note 3 cheats with this type of technique” lol… you need to seriously understand what you are saying…

Dude happens with all sets…Even in sets like the G2 when I run Antutu the overclock kicks in and all 4 cores run at 2.35Ghz(everywhere it is mentioned that 2.3Ghz is the max for the Snap 800) and also Adreno 320 gets a 40mhz overclock so chill it’s not a big deal
During normal usage I have 1 core running at 900mhz.

gogi sir you didn’t added samsung galaxy s duos 2 in your dual core phone list, it is a very powerful and affordable budget phone from a very well known brand
gogi sir you must add it in your list.
Thanks

moto g will be coming later this month …i want to buy a phne goinee elife e5 looks like good option and its slimer too but will not get updates as moto will keep on geeting as its as famous as flagship phones and cynogen will surely launch..

Dear, If u have budget of 20k then go for Xolo q3000. Its complete value for money phone…. Just see its full specification and decide. I don’t think any other brand is offering such nice combination of specs at such price. The only issue I think is after sale service. What u say Gogi ji…. ? I need ur honest advice…..

hello gogi why XOLO Q 800 is not in your best mobiles list it is one of the best ever phone in xolo mobiles am using this phone since 7 months I didn’t face any problem and the price is also under 11 k give me reply gogi sir.

ya Gogi ji, I didn’t find the above list complete as there r lots of good mobiles available but u didn’t mentioned here…. You should cover maximum variety here so that one can easily decide which one to buy….. Sorry if I m mistaken….

Hello sir i’m looking to buy android phone around 6k.
My requirement is it should have following features
Min 1Ghz processor
Min 3.2mp camera
Min 4 inch screen
It should have good flash
Flash is mandatory
OS android 4.0 or 4.2
Ram should be 512
Kindly suggest me some models, thank you in advance..

If you can live with a 3.5 inch screen and Gingerbread 2.3.6 (a host of Soogle PlayStore options still support android v2.2 and above), Motorola XT389 is a value for money option, available on eBay for about 3.4K after coupons. It is rootable and supports 3G too. Far better than the likes of MMX, Karbonn or Maxx available in that range. The only con is, it does NOT come with Manufacturer warranty.

The other option I can suggest is Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496, It is the cheapest QuadCore phone with 1 GB RAM and Android OS v4.0+ & pan India warranty. Look for reviews on youtube.

And lastly Xolo A500S IPS and Gionee P2 are good options in that order.

And just in case you want to consider non-android options, you may want to look at the windows phone Nokia Lumia 520. It is a best seller and nokia have got the price bang on for this model. It was available for close to 6.5K during GOSF 2013 (11th to 13th Dec). It is an excellent option (dual core/IPS/4″/Windows phone 8) especially if you are concerned about Battery utilization and Camera.

Dear Gogi,
I am a silent admirer of your reviews.
I would remind you to update best config phones like Intex i7 category. Ie.5″ or more, 1.5ghz,2gb, fhd, looks, screen protection, storage+sd, battery,weight & slimness. Last but not the least bt ver.,wifi strength also should be reviewed. Mmx canvas4 has poor wifi reception(25% low).
Plz do the needful urgently.

happened to see your reviews, and really appreciate your reviews, good job gogi. Hmmm I have a question
1.How safe are smartphones like micromax , lava, xolo, and rest like these
2. Are these xolo , lava, all are using proper virgin plastics and displays free of harmful materials like PVC
3. Are these xolo, lava, all, are proper SAR tested and tested by govt. Indian reapective board
Request reply
Thanks gogi
Siva

1. All of these are made in China, and are safe.
2. I think so, most of these use Polycarbonate (PC) plastic. And now some of the handsets are made of aluminum.
3. The SAR value or SAR safe is mentioned.

Gogi ji, there is no Spice mobile in your best android mobile list. Even spice pinnacle FHD MI 525 is not included. If price is the only criteria for providing no. then it should be on top since it is the cheapest FHD phone? I m sure there must be some other reason, pls let us know…….

here are my picks. for 7500 you can get lumia520 its awesome, but not android, but stay away from karbonn due to bad service. take Samsung s-duos for 9000, between 10-15k, several options of samsung galxy core at 12k, sony xperia M dual sim at 13000, for above 15k the best is canvas 4 for build quality and least number of bad sets per thousand.

Lumia 520??? Lolz…
Its a total su**er, my friend had it and believe me you will curse yourself for buying it. The screen is very reflective, that you can only see your face (as if you are carrying a mirror n not phone). And Windows… too much restrictions, you cant even download any song, apps, files, etc…
S Duos that another sucker, can’t even play Subway Surfer(which everyone is v fond of) bcoz of its old processor architecture (A5 chip)
Same is with Core.
Xperia M is good but Xperia L is better @ 15.5K
Canvas Magnus is better than Canvas 4, but Magnus has low internal memory.

Both are good, E5 is slimmer and with single SIM and there is 16GB storage plus no external card slot. Magnus is dual SIM, 4GB storage with external card support. E5 is light weight than magnus and magnus is 1.78mm thicker. Rest hardware is same, so depending on your choice, likes and budget you can make a move – A117 (Magnus) is approx 2K cheaper.

ya, I think spice coolpad2 mi 496 is best deal @5990/-, quard core, 1gb Ram, 4gb Rom, 4.5″ screen. I know battery is 1700maH and front camera is not there but how many of us make video call? I have Sony Xperia ZL and need one more phone with dual SIM and 3g. I m going to buy it, just for backup as I have two more SIM…. whats ur suggestion Gogi ji!!!!!

But spice mi 496 is quardcore with 1gb Ram and Micromax a74 & xolo a500s is dual core with 512 mb Ram, then what is reason behind opting Xolo and MMX? Is Qualcomm processor so bad in terms of performance and long term. I m still not able to understand… why u r not suggesting mi 496? Pls reply, ur suggestion is valuable for me….

Magnus A117 is good or better to go with Turbo as ur budget is more than 15k. My friend has bought Turbo recently and believe me its awsome. Also it will definetly get Android kitkat and abovevin future since it has 2gb ram and there will be no problem to upgrade it…. Guys , buy 2gb ram mobile only if ur budget allow..

all who buy from websites must check this- Does it have manfacturers warranty or dealers warranty? A dealer warranty without a manufacturer’s warranty is a gray market item. The difference between the gray market item and the official channel is at least 20% (Please note that there is no VAT, CST on gray market sellers. you can get cheated out of service later.

vjain1234, the manufactures not only check the warranty from the invoice date but also cross check when your phone was activated. When you use a new phone and insert the SIM an SMS is sent to the manufacturer and you get a message that the phone is registered etc.. etc..

Gogi, which android smart phone giving call waiting option ? Except Samsung. That is when we have a call in sim 1, any body call to sim2… need call waiting indication. Also explain what is exact meaning for dual stand by. Ans must please…

my budget is 20000 I can hardly stretch it to 25000… looking for good android phone with quality performance.. currently using karbonn a5 from last one year.. I have made my list of phones which includes Lenovo ideaphone s920, HTC windows phone 8x I also searched for few tablets like nexus 7, Samsung tab 3 T 211 (yes it is in my budget..!!) nexus 7 don’t have the calling facility.. but the next version of nexus 7(2) is proposing the best hardware in the category but m not sure of the price… hence m more confused.. Tab will give me more clear display than the phone (obviously) but the tab should have the calling facility then there is the point in choosing the tab over the phone.. m so much confused right now.. should I wait for few days [for nexus 7 (2) to hit the market] or should I buy the phone? [again question arises “which one should I buy?” ]
please help and yes I don’t want to invest my hard earn money on indian or any chiniese brand..

Dear Sir,
with Diwali round the corner, a lot of people would be planning to purchase or upgrade to new mobiles.Hence, for the benefit of your followers like me,you are requested to kindly update /review your list of mobiles at the earliest.
Thanks!
Ritesh

i want to buy a 5″ android(JB) phone and i have to decide between iris 501, iris 505 and karbonn a26 and micromax canvas lite.
i am very confused and dont buy phones very often, can you suggest the best1 from above

Not a well called for brand, I mean stores that I know will keep lenovo only if there are some users asking for it. At the most people ask for Micromax, Samsung, Karbonn and some other brands. Lenovo is new for them.

Hi Gogi,
1. Are Xolo A500S, Gionee P2, Canvas A74 ranked accordingly to their performance etc….???
2. Goinee P2 found a place in your list..but you havn’t reviewed it…. :-(.. (And nobody does reviews like you do..)…is it not worth it…..plz tell…or you r planning to review it..??
3. actually i m planning to buy it in 1 or 2 days..M i making the right decision…???
MY PURCHASE DECISION DEPENDS ON YOU….PLZPLZPLZPLZPLZ REPLY

Thank you so much Gogi… 🙂
Gogi, please clear my 1 doubt..why does the performance differs with phone besides having the same hardware….(A500s, Gionee P2, Canvas Fun A74 and now Karbonn A12+, which seems far better in benchmark scores and gaming reviews as well..?????

Please tell me that, do you think that the models from Gionee, Zen, wammy passion etc… those are really reliable than famous models from Micromax, Karbonn, celkon, etc? is it worth buy? even those aren’t got service centers in India.

Hello gogi sir I am regularly visiting your site for more than 2.5-3 months. Plzz reply this time you never reply me. I’m a student and I want a phone which is durable for atlest 2-2.5 years. I mean basic function like call,messages,internet etc also their physical features like it’s sensers are work without any issue atlests for given period. I did not Worry about whether is my phone has latest os or not etc. I am thinking to buy Xolo q700 this Sunday so plz give your suggestion as soon as possible.thanking you in advance and sorry for my bad English

at present the quad core value for money is – CANVAS4 MMX , as price in delhi is now 16,000 only, dropped from 18k, build quality and service is best with MMX, not karbonn, not lava, not xolo. do you agree.

Gogi, my Iris 504q is having a problem with signal reception when I am using Vodafone SIM. When I use other SIMs (Docomo) it is working fine. Suggest what to do? Should I visit vodafone store or Lava store?

Gogi, checked with the vodafone store on this. They said the issue is because I am having 64K SIM and not 32K SIM. Please check if there is a need to update this in the review.
There are no 32K SIMs in Andhra Pradesh now. We may get it in a few weeks 🙁

Well, i believe that LG optimus L9 is the best dual core phone. Not on paper, but in actual use. It has better screen and build quality than any of those you have listed. It lags very very less than grand, plays games like asphalt 7 with ease. Please do check that phone.

Dear Sir,
These days Home shop 18 has come up with a series of attractive freebies and discount on SPICE QUAD CORE and DUAL CORE phablets and phones.They are all look so temptingly priced below 10k.
Would you be kind enough to share your valuable opinion on these phones like SPICE COOL PAD 515,505 and SPICE quad core phablet.
Thanks!
Ritesh

sir,i am confused in 3 handset …plz can you help me which one is best for me..sir i want to only best gaming mobile so sir also suggest me which one is best..!! my budget 28000
there are 3 phone
1. Sony xperia ZL
2.Lg optimus G
3.LG nexus 4

Hello Sir, Now the price of Lava Iris 455 is Rs. 6799. Considering the price reduction this is now attractive. Don’t you think it is needed to reconsider its position? Pls comment urgently.. I am seriously thinking of buying this mobile. I am confused between This Lava Iris 455, Xolo A500S (Rs. 6499) and Samsung S Duos (Rs. 9090, now upgraded to JB 4.1). XOLO has worst service I have known from many people. So pls help. I need your help urgently to make decision.

Hi Shivaji,i m also planning to buy lava iris 455.Amazon.in are selling @6549rs.I have already experienced the pain of using a Xolo handset becoz of their after sales service.Samsung S dous is having a very old single core Cortex A5 Chip not worth 9k i think.

Gogi Bhai, Pls review Lava Iris 356. It is being sold at Rs. 4349 in Flipkart with 8 GB memory card free. The specification of the mobile is great for this price. Pls review build quality and performance of the set so that we can buy. Also I think it deserves a place in the above list.

I bought ZOPO ZP 980 2GB and 32GB model from http://www.etotalk.com and got it delivered in just seven days. They are offering free express delivery on this phone and the service and communication provided by them was amazing. I spoke to them before placing the order and got good dicount too. If anyone is looking to buy ZOPO ZP 980 then I would suggest you to go to http://www.etotalk.com and buy it from there as the ZOPO India is not at all reliable.

I bought ZOPO ZP980 from etotalk. I have got free shipping by DHL and service was amazing. you guys may go to etotalk to buy zopo phones as they are offering free shipping on them. The final cost is not more than what zopo india selling for.

mr gogi
ive noticed that u have removed xolo q800 from your list of top quad core phones . so should i buy it as im planning to do so and if there is any other phone (except gionee ) in this price range then plzz suggest as i have to buy a phone urgently

As you rightly said Q800 and Q700 have same hardware now but like in Q800 you can store app on external SD card, you can’t do the same in Q700 right? Is there a way to get around it I.e rooting? also same is the case ? be helpful if you can comment on how to download app on the SD card for Q700 and Q1000?

I have checked the reviews of all the xolo phones on your website. I will buy solo Q700 if it gives me the same flexibility as xolo Q800 does in terms of saving apps on the external memory. According to your reviews, I don’t thing that Q700 comes with an inbuilt option of saving apps on external storage. You have mentioned in the Q1000 review that there might be an update giving an option to save externally, but for Q700 you haven’t mentioned the same. What I wanted to know was in there a way to get around this in Q700 – either through rooting or through using app to sd application. How stables are solo phones after rooting? I believe I can change the primary storage device to SD in rooting right? If not than Xolo Q800 gives a very good in build option which makes it a better bet than Q700 plus a higher resolution camera. Also in the app to SD application, you can move the folders to the SD card but I believe that some part of the app still remains on the internal memory. Also there are some custom roms which are available for Q800 which are not avaibale for Q700.

i would choose a phone on just 3 issues- 1.price 2. ram 3.service centers. rest all matters little like android 4.0 or 4.2, full hd or qhd, or half Hd. only gamers need to look at those. with these 3 in mind i choose HTC desire series, sony xperia series, samsung lower end phones. I think HTC service is the best till now.,

gogi pls update this list at least in 2 weeks time, pls review the newly launched CROMA phones- at 9000, 11000, 13k price range, they are giving only 1 year warranty unlike on other products (3yrs). the screens i saw are all wvga, not full HD. value for money, check them out.

I need ur review on HTC Explorer. I’m going to buy this mobile as my first Android mobile. Can i buy this mobile or should i go for some other brands. Plz… Suggest if any other and my budget is 5000 only.

Dear gogi I wanted to know about KARBAN SMART A26. My limit is 6500.00 rs .I want atleast screen of 4.7in. Or 5.in. can you tell about this model. Or if you have any other option plz. Tell me immediately. I want to buy urgent. Bela shsh.

I want to know a very important aspect of buying a Chinese phone from China. I want to know, Do we need to pay the import duty for the phone that we buy directly from China via e-Commerce portal like meramobiles.com ? If yes, what amount for a buy of $200-$250 ? Please reply, if you have any info regarding this.

there is a common problem with all these brands- service issue. failure rates are high and no one attends to you at the Non-service centers. money gone. risk is approx 20% that you will end up with a brick or a lame duck.

Gogi ji I believe this list is based on features and price of mobile . But this list ignores brand value which is equally important. I have seen people buying micromax and then find ways to disguise branding and try to pass it of as Samsung. How come not a single phone of Sony ,Nokia figure in ur recommendation .You may make another list keeping in view features, brand value and price. Even Panasonic p51 now available at 18000 deserve a place .

Jaspreet, the list is based on the features and the price, Panasonic p51 was priced at 25k when launched now 18k it is using the same hardware that other brands are using, nothing new. The low cost Samsung phones are not that good (specs wise when you look at the price). If you check dual core there is Samsung handset there on top.

Dude free advice don’t buy it its crap it wont even sync your google contacts so don’t buy it and i am telling from experience i used the phone broke the screen and returned the phone is very delicate and it breaks very easily

No, unless you try the after sales you cannot be sure as for negative comments those who have issues will comment, those who are happy rarely do. Also note that there is too much competition and in most cases it is hard to determine if the comment is genuine. For example a user may use a positive or a negative comment but when they use a fake email ID or fake name that itself makes the comment unworthy.

You didn’t mention Lenovo p780 in your top 10 quadcore list .. Its available for Rs 17000 in India now and has a battery life which none of the phones in your list can come close to.- 4000 mah battery !

Hi gogi,
If i want to order a phone directly from china to india through online shopping site of chinese is it safe about delivery and also paying through paypal please give me some suggestions on this.

better buy from Indian sites price will be almost same and wait for offers some times you can get fabulous offers from many sites and main thing is its safe to buy from Indian sites in case of RETURN AND WARRANTY..bcoz if u shop directly from china if some thing goes wrong??? all ur money will get wasted..think..
what do u say gogi sir..

Gogi.., I’ve been using Spice Stellar Pinnacle MI-530 since early Feb 2013. Could you please review it on your website? (I tried searching, couldn’t find. If you have reviewed it, please indicate the link).
Secondly, since last week, the phone is not dialing any number when tapped directly from the Phone book ‘after searching a contact’. When tapped after searching a contact, it shows a white blank screen for half a second, and then again comes back to the search screen/ field. The numbers can only be dialed if I tap on the ‘phone/call’ logo next to the number in the ‘last dialed list’; else by first going to WhatsApp, selecting the contact and then calling the number from Options. I have installed a number of Apps with various permissions. Please advise.

Hi gogi,
If i want to order a phone directly from china to india through online shopping site of chinese is it safe about delivery and also paying through paypal please give me some suggestions on this.

thanks..but the reviews out there aren’t complete like yours..and differs from one another (tech2,digit and igyaan)..
and anything else better coming up this august,september? i get this worst nightmare of as soon as i buy iris 504,something big comes to the market…will it come true?

Well nothing new yet, it and if any it will be the quad core MT6589T (turbo) and the low cost dual core MT6572. Looking at $ / Rs. I think under 14K there will be very few options. If you want to wait, you can.

gogi….tell me one thing…p51 is now available in 18.5 k @ snapdeal. Considering all other phones i think p51 is good buy what u say? As atleast its a branded one not chinese and specs are also good and other websites have given good reviews of it too. Earlier it was @26k and that was majorly its -ve point. Now its rightly priced

Please include sensors information in the phone(like with abbreviation(/magnetic/compass-M, gyroscope-GY, proximity -P, gravity- GR , light-L and others if you know) please this help us know that for some particular sensor(i am searching for smartphone with magnetic sensor) how much the company is charging extra.
Zohar

Hi gogi sir, i have a budget of 13,000-14,000 and want a good android phone with option to swap internal and external memory
i have came to 2 phones Lava iris 504Q and Micromax Canvas 2 Plus but not sure which one to buy. is the screen on canvas 2 plus good enough compared to the HD display on 504Q ?

Gogi after q800 downgraded to mt6589M which mobile is best specification like 4.5 inch qhd screen at lest 8mp camera full HD video recoding from Indian brand please reply me soon. I want to buy mobile soon.

Gogi Sir I want to buy Lava Iris 458Q. But u haven’t posted any reviews about that phone yet. Will u please post a review on that product? It will be very helpfull to the budget minded quad-core seekers like us.

Please include sensors information in the phone9like with abbreviation(compass-C, gyroscope-GY, proximity -P, magnetic- M, gravity- GR , light-L and others if you know) please this help us know that for some particular sensor(i am searching for smartphone with magnetic sensor) how much the company is charging extra.
Zohar

Hi gogi sir,I talk gionee customer care today they said they will soon going to launch there own online store but no third party(like flipkart,snapdeal etc).I asked the prices of some phones.It was much higher than what u mention above list.

Oh!! no distributors/ dealers to be found. Imagine now what if you need a service center… so pls get the point, dont rush for these chinese phones and dump money, they are only meant for low price market which corner repair shops can repair easily.

Dear brother,
Great work!
kindly keep updating it on a weekly basis on the basis of new launches, tech specs and very importantly, consumer reviews about performance /under performance.
Warm regards!
Ritesh

Thanks ritesh, I will update once the handset is in the market and based on user feedback or if I can do the review. Putting it up as soon as its launched will not make sense so better to wait for some time.

Another request please do the same for tablets also . Categories can be same quad core and dual core . Another addition can be SIM based or WIFI only . Calling tablet is basically a gimmick as holding a 7/8/9 inch tablet to your ear and speaking is absurd and can be left out in comparison . If someone wants to make a call get a mobile . Calling feature should be a bonus and not an deal breaker .

Great job. Please rank the mobiles based on their features, built quality, after sale service but not on the price, since difference of 2-3k wont matter and the prices are continuously changing. Please update the page frequently.

Hi gogi,
Thanks for quick reply,please let me know any phone with gorilla glass with minimum price.I have mmx a110 which is pressed in my pocket and I paid for LCD replacement even though it is in warranty.Thanks,

please provide information related with voice quality of calling (incoming calls) and loudness (enough to listen in noisy place too). I think this is the main + of any phone. Is these local phone have same voice clarity and loudness as like samsung phones have?

Better go with Grand (dual core) as quattro (quad core) GPU is Adreno 203 not as powerful as the one on Grand. If you are not much into gaming and okay with 720p video recording, then it does not matter go for the one that is cheaper.

Well, both GPUs are weak. Comparatively, I don’t know whats the exact difference but Broadcom videocore IV is in pretty bad shape too.

The Adreno 203 is the lowest in the hierarchy though, there is no datasheet to point which one is better. Quattro is cheaper but Grand has the Cortex A9 which I prefer anyday over the Quattro’s Cortex A5

Gogi Sir thank you for this page it is very useful . But please keep updating this page because i am thinking to get a phone under 11,000 Rs in september end and it is definitely helping us to find a good phone for ourself !!! 🙂

I believe the phone which will be super hit will be with below specs:
1. 5.3″ or 5.5″ HD screen (we don’s care about fulll HD if price goes too high to due that, so HD is fine.)
2. 1.2 GHz MTK quad core (as on Canvas HD) (I have seen that turbo mtk with 1.5 GHz is just 10% better than this chip but price will be too high, so we don’t care about extra 10%)
3. 13MP + 5 MP camera
4. 4000 MAH battery (I am sure it will increase the width to around 12 mm but we will love the extra juice man)

I know such a handset can be provided at around 15k by players like Wickedleak & Zopo (anyone hearing). 1000 handsets should be easily sold with these specs and more if price is kept even lower:) What do u ppl say?

Please do not buy, battery may explode. Battery of Zen which I was using exploded leaving my a narrow escaped… And they did not bother when a made a complaint… they and their service centre simply ignored… BEWARE THE SPURIOUS PRODUCTS OF THIS COMPANY selling chinese products

gogi, you may be interested in knowing that the karbonn a30 is now selling at saholic for 8,149 rs(also at flipkart for about 500 rs more) the price has dropped nearly 4000 rs since its launch. it has ics, not jellybean. but with its big screen, leather cover and large 2500 mah battery and really loud speakers, it may be a worthy addition to your dual-core list to round it out to ten items

Here it the review, still there http://www.gogi.in/umi-xii-review.html and I have not removed UMI X2 from the list, in fact I never added it.. This is the list of phones available in India. Hope it makes sense, the UMI people have still not started the delivery in India. Latest I heard it was today but waiting for confirmation from users.

i want to purchase my first smart phone my budget is 15-18k. i have shortlisted sony xperia L, please suggest me whether i am correct or not since all of my friends are saying sony don’t have good battery backup. i e it runs hardly for 7-9 hrs after fully charged.

Hey Gogi, please compile a list of tablets as well….. I want to buy one for reading pdfs, magazines and my budget is 15k….. Could you suggest which to buy? I’m thinking of getting a 10″ one instead of 7″ as I’m guessing it’ll tough to read magazines in 7″ tabs like nexus 7.

Gogi bro,why didn’t you include Lava Iris 405 in the dual core list? I think it deserves it because it can record videos in 1080p@15 fps and also supports 1080p playback.Moreover,it has OTA support and is available on Flipkart just for Rs.6049 !!

Looks like samsung is going to be crushed in below 16k range by other manufacturers.Too much competition from last 1yr.A day will come where samsung focuses only on premium phones just like htc, motorola and apple.Unless they do something as they have done by launching galaxy series,they are not going to survive.

gogi, why isn’t Samsung Galaxy star on 1st or 2nd position in the single core list ? it has 512mb ram,1ghz processor,4gb storage memory and jelly bean and also it is of Samsung unlike other single core handsets in that single core list.
please reply 🙂

can you do one comprehensive camera shootout between all the quad cores that you have mentioned here?
that would be one of a kind thing that no one has done yet and everyone wants to see!! Im curious..and m sure all others are too…;)

Dear Gogi,
Sony Xperia L is missing in dual core list.Its available for 16k at flipkart.Its powered by dual core krait,it got Antutu Benchmark score in range 10,000,60fps in Nenemark.I believe its a very good phone considering brand,performance,price
It would be good if you add it to dual core list

Thanks gogi for the list!! There is a new low cost quadcore chipset announced by broadcom which can beat Mediatec chipset. I wish many china brands now have great option to go with broadcom. Gogi ji whats your take?

Anshuman,
1. No difference in the camera quality both are with BSI sensors.
2. Don’t think HD has dragon trail glass and definitely not gorilla glass.
3. I did not find any issue with the buttons. If there is then its a defective unit, they should have asked for another unit.
4. Yes that is normal.

Rajan, yes some are outdated now and not easily available and Karbonn Titanium series I don’t think is good enough cause they cannot record full HD videos, they are slower than the Mediatek processors.

why is Sony Xperia L, Samsung S Advanced & LG L9 missing from the dualcore mobile list? S Adv is easily better than Grand for those who can live without dualsim. XL has qualcomm krait and L9 has a moderately fast processor & excellent display.

Gogi I am a big fan of Lenovo phones. …for their battery life. …….nice to see that you have listed p770 in the top list.. ….. I will put it over grand because of its better screen , USB via OTG featureand unpaunparalleled battery life.

Newly introduced Lenovo P780 is missing in the quadcore section – the official price is above Rs 20000 but the market price should be less than Rs 20000 (p770 is still officially priced Rs 16500)

Hi gogis, congrats on such a nice post, it was much much awaited, as there are hundreds of phones available in market with some very serious features and you no it gets quite a heck of a work to choose one.
Similar post on 7” and 10” tabs two is highly requested.
In fact, I wanna buy a quality tab. I have shortlisted following three tabs from samsung, but highly confused between them. Budget not a problem. 1) samsung gt 2 p5100 10.1″ screen, dual core,7000 mah,1gb ram @25900/_ 2) samsung note 8 n5100 8″screen, quad core,4600 mah,2 gb ram @29900/_ 3) samsung note n8000 10.1″ screen, quad core,7000 mah,2 gb ram @34500/_ Which will be best value for money? I previously owned a stupid nxg xtab a10 plus, bought for 8000/_ which expired in two months. Which of the above will you recommend as best vfm, budget not being a problem. Plz give your honest opinion. Reply asap,i wanna make the decision tonight. Thanks in advance. If mr.gogi is too busy, other experts are requested too.

Truly Lava iris 501 is a great handset in dual core category. Been using since 3 months. Also Lava Service is top notch. Have had very pleasant experience with them. I had already rooted the phone(normally means warranty violation) and once it fell from height causing loud speaker damage(physical damage not covered under warranty normally). I sent it to Lava service Centre, and that very helpful guy ordered a new speaker from Lava (which their Mumbai head office confirmed from me by phone call). And he handed me over the fully fixed handset without charging two hoots and without asking any single question!
Bravo Lava! What a great support we can’t even expect from the likes of Samsung, Nokia etc.
Go ahead…. Get a Lava…!!!

Thanks for this useful compilation. A few comments :
1. In the Quadcore category, both Lava Iris 458q and Micromax A110 canvas 2 plus have dual SIM; this may be mentioned.
2. In the same category, should Intex Aqua Wonder Quadcore not be included?
3. In the dual core category, should LG Optimus L7 II P715 not be included?
4. Finally, I am also looking for your reviews of Gionee Elife E3, Intex Aqua Quadcore and Lava Iris 458q.

what abt Celkon A119 q…and spice mi 535 best means.. based on availability… they are best only on paper no one knows where is it’s availability… god only knows… MMX… Celkon…karbonn easily available in stores even spice..and xolo also not available in Visakhapatnam..gionee.. wammy.. zopo… god only knows…